Geoclemys hamiltonii

Geoclemys hamiltonii

Taxonavigation: Testudinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Division: Pan-Testudines Division: Testudinata Ordo: Testudines Subordo: Cryptodira Superfamilia: Testudinoidea

Familia: Geoemydidae
Subfamilia: Geoemydinae
Genus: Geoclemys
Species: G. hamiltonii

Name

• Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray, 1830)

Etymology: Species is named in appreciation after Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.

Synonyms

• Emys hamiltonii Gray, 1830

References

• IUCN: Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray, 1830) (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

čeština: Želva Hamiltonova
English: Black Pond Turtle, Black Spotted Turtle, Hamilton's Terrapin, Spotted Pond Turtle
español: Galápago Rayado
français: Géoclemmyde D' Hamilton, Tortue De Hamilton
ไทย: เต่าแฮมิลตัน

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